bluefrog Plumbing + Drain™ of Omaha is a full service plumbing and drain-cleaning company, offering professional, timely and fair-priced services in Omaha and surrounding areas for both commercial and residential customers. Todd Jones is the owner of the local franchise.
How did you get started in the business? – I own a Re-Bath franchise in Lincoln, NE. bluefrog Plumbing + Drain and Re-Bath are both Home Brands Group LLC offerings. I know the executive team well and the opportunity to open a plumbing service company in Omaha came up for me in 2014. Since I live in Elkhorn, this was an opportunity for me to have a business in my hometown. I decided to start bluefrog Plumbing + Drain of Omaha in August 2014.
What is the biggest challenge you’ve faced professionally? – The #1 challenge for me as with any business is recruiting and finding the right team to make it all work. We need the right team on board so our customers will receive the best service experience available.
What has been your most important achievement professionally? – Starting Re-Bath from scratch, doing all of the sales, installs and growing it to a company with 11 employees.
Tell us a little about your family. – I have been married to my wife Stacie for 9 years and we have 3 children with our oldest in Kindergarten, so life is busy. My wife stays home with our kids which we feel is important, and that’s a tough job I would not trade for. Kudos to the stay-at-home moms and dads out there!
What do you see as one of the biggest turning points in your life? – In 1999 I started a career with Nextel Partners and it was the first job I ever really loved. It opened many doors for me and ultimately provided me the opportunity to start Re-Bath in 2009.
What is your favorite thing to do on a day off? – Day off? What’s that? Ok, if I do take time off it’s always to spend time with my family. I don’t miss many school events, Christmas programs or anything to do with the kids’ activities. I also enjoy camping and tinkering in the garage with cars.
What are you the most proud of? – I am most proud of my team at Re-bath for running the show so well while I take significant time off to start bluefrog Plumbing + Drain.
What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? – I probably picked this up from different mentors over the years and it’s more of an understanding than a single piece of advice. Achieving a goal, like owning a successful business for example, takes a simple understanding: being aware of the fact that you don’t know everything. I am not good at everything I try to do and my way is not always the best way to achieve a particular result. I don’t pretend to know better than someone else on any given topic whether it’s plumbing a bathtub or installing computer software. Knowing what each member of my team is good at and using those talents towards the goal is always a win-win situation.
If you could choose any other profession to be successful in, what would it be? – Optometry.
What is your favorite local restaurant? – La Mesa.
If our readers would like to contact you, how should they do so? – Send me an email at todd_jones@bluefrogplumbing.net, call the office at (402) 401-7878, visit our website at www.bluefrogplumbingomaha.com, or check out our Facebook page at bluefrog Plumbing + Drain Omaha/Lincoln.